Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- NOVA Chemicals launches recycled resins line
- New York funds plastic recycling research center
- Plant pot maker plans new facility with PCR focus
Asia
- Judge: Company must pay for rejected exports
- Brands advance sustainability – but use more plastic overall
- PP recycling startup signs South Korea joint venture deal
Brand owners
- BBB disputes claims in beverage industry PET recycling ad
- Citing markets, Trex to delay Arkansas campus completion
- Thousands come together to discuss state of the sector
Canada
- Hazmat specialist builds out plastics recycling system
- Canadians weigh in on plastics labeling, registry
- British Columbia gets fourth Ocean Plastic Depot
Challenging materials
- In My Opinion: The feedstock for the future
- Washington state tackles bagged recyclables
- Beyond bottles, McKinsey sees big need for sorting investments
Chemical recycling
- Illinois bill reignites chemical recycling discussion
- Chemical recycling developments move forward
- Federal report targets recycling innovations
Collection
- Report: Flexible film can grow as PCR feedstock
- Washington state tackles bagged recyclables
- British Columbia gets fourth Ocean Plastic Depot
Container deposits
- California to double its PET bottle collection subsidy
- California bill aims to align deposit system with markets
- Oregon redemption center brings AI counting to consumers
Converters
- Mohawk taps AMUT for flake washing upgrade
- Converter taps tech to use lower-grade RPET feedstock
- Amcor signs PCR offtake deal with ExxonMobil
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge: Company must pay for rejected exports
- 7-Eleven faces amended version of recyclability suit
- Judge dismisses claims against 7-Eleven’s recyclable labels
EPR/stewardship
- New York lawmakers consider three packaging EPR bills
- California seeks members for key EPR board
- Canadians weigh in on plastics labeling, registry
Europe
- UK university uses recycled plastic to create shelters
- Partnerships put more recycled resin on the market
- EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
Exports
- US plastic exports fell at a faster rate in 2022
- EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat
- Judge: Company must pay for rejected exports
Film
- Report: Flexible film can grow as PCR feedstock
- Washington state tackles bagged recyclables
- Film processor to use Revolution PCR
HDPE
- Hazmat specialist builds out plastics recycling system
- NOVA Chemicals launches recycled resins line
- Recycled resin end user reports lower sales
Industry groups
- Partnerships put more recycled resin on the market
- Report: Flexible film can grow as PCR feedstock
- US sees recycling as key part of global plastics deal
LDPE
- Citing markets, Trex to delay Arkansas campus completion
- Film processor to use Revolution PCR
- FDA awards letters to notable names in PCR production
Legislation
- Illinois bill reignites chemical recycling discussion
- New York lawmakers consider three packaging EPR bills
- California recycled content rulemaking moves ahead
Marine debris
- British Columbia gets fourth Ocean Plastic Depot
- Firm moves brands’ dollars into collection infrastructure
- Ocean Conservancy withdraws 2015 ocean plastics report
Markets
- Another month of price boosts for scrap plastics
- Citing markets, Trex to delay Arkansas campus completion
- Reclaimers continue upping their offers for PET scrap
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Defining the future of plastic recycling
- In My Opinion: EPR takeaways from OECD meeting
- Editor’s Take: The problem with the Greenpeace data
PET
- Caribbean bottle exporter buys PET wash line
- BBB disputes claims in beverage industry PET recycling ad
- FDA awards letters to notable names in PCR production
PP
- FDA awards letters to notable names in PCR production
- Big resin users see product sales fall
- Study compares PET recycling methods
Processors
- Partnerships put more recycled resin on the market
- Republic sees strong pricing in polymer center offtakes
- NOVA Chemicals launches recycled resins line
PS
- Chemical recycling developments move forward
- Quebec plastic producer acquires polystyrene reclaimer
- Los Angeles and San Diego ban polystyrene
PVC
- Recycled resin end user reports lower sales
- Vinyl answer
- Building product makers detail recycled resin use
Research
- Report: Flexible film can grow as PCR feedstock
- REMADE to support $20 million in R&D projects
- MIT, brands study strategy for sorting small plastics
Rigid plastics
- ‘Underperforming’ film, mixed rigids recycling plant to close
- Province sees higher packaging collection rates
- End user in Southeast expands mixed-plastic capacity